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Events Market Turmoil: Disaster or Opportunity? December 9, 2008 Harris Smith, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton (white paper - pdf)  (audio)  (ppt) Thomas P. Danis Jr., Managing Principal, RCP Advisors (ppt) Sam Tinaglia, Principal, William Blair & Company Emerging Growth Award 2008 - Presented to Morningstar, Inc. November 18, 2008 CFO Scott Cooley shares the Morningstar Growth Story (Audio)   (slide presentation - pdf) Billion Dollar Lessons November 7, 2008 Slide presentation by author Chunka Mui (ppt)   Inbound Investment Impact on Deal Flow October 3, 2008 Inbound investing in the U.S. has become increasingly important to deal flow during these challenging times. Below are the presentations from the first class panel of experts presented assembled by ACG Chicago's International Network. Click here for a full description of the program. Steve Brady, Grant Thorton - Profile - Presentation Tariq Malhance, UIB Capital - Profile - Presentation Tom Williams, Lincoln International - Profile - Presentation Advanced Automobile Battery Investment Summit June 17, 2008 Press: ACG Chicago Summit Drives National Automotive Battery Alliance (Business Wire 12/23/08) (pdf) Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries (Wall Street Journal 12/18/2008) (pdf) 2008 Investment Summit: Battery Powered Car Race is On (Chicago Tribune 6/28/08) (pdf) Program: Among the technologies that comprise "cleantech", few offer greater opportunity for fundamental, near term paradigm change than advanced automobile batteries. As oil prices rise, interest in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV's) and pure electric vehicles (EV's) grows. The barrier to widespread adoption of electric-powered cars and trucks continues to be the challenge of developing a safe, efficient and light weight way to store electric power on the vehicle. But real solutions may be closer than you think. Agenda: Click the image above or the links below for program descriptions and content. Ralph Brodd Power Point and Audio (see page 2) (pdf) Middle Market Growth in Uncertain World Markets: Risk and Opportunity March 18, 2008 Consistent with ACG Chicago’s mission to provide timely and relevant education to its members, this conference features keynote speakers and expert panelists from around the world who will be discussing international growth strategies that maximize success in global markets and reduce risk in the face of uncertain debt and equity markets. Videos and Power Point presentations are posted on individual session pages     Photos 2008 Midwest ACG Capital Connection October 21, 2008 The 2008 Midwest ACG Capital Connection was a huge success, drawing more than 1300 registrants and over 140 private equity exhibitors. Click the pictures below to see highlights of the day, which started off with a lively discussion by the McLaughlin Group. www.flickr.com   Articles and Publications 2008 December Journal (pdf) 2008 Summer Journal (pdf)   Press Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries - (Wall Street Journal 12/18/2008) (pdf) 2008 Investment Summit: Battery Powered Car Race is On (Chicago Tribune 6/28/08) (pdf)